Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,402, Zechariah Evans, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
nc
Evans, Zechariah or Zachariah
S. 30,402
Born in Va.
CONTENTS

See letter 20 June 1834 to H. 8/7/34
Death not on a B
Miss —
Mississippi 20/1/32
Jacobiah (trans) Holmes Co in the State of Miss who was a in the Company commanded by Captain Coleman of the Regt. commanded by Col. Turner in the N. Carolina line for
19, 10, No. 1 p 13 33.
Inscribed on the Roll of Mississippi at the rate of 13 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Feb and sent to 1831, P. Turner, Lexington, Miss.
Arrears to the 4th of Feb 22 6.50 Semi-annual allowance ending 10/31 30.00 $ 255.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. V. Sprague Clerk, Book C — Vol. 8 Page 68
✓

The State of Mississippi ss On this the 24 th day Holmes County, Section 3 of September term Domingo 1833 personally appeared in open court being the Court of Probates for the County aforesaid before me William term  term Judge of said Court, Zachariah Evans resident of in Holmes County in the state of Mississippi aged sixty nine years who being first sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 (See Act) That he volunteered in the battle of North Carolina in the fall of the year of 1781 with Captain Spillman's Column in the Regiment of Colonel Harmer. That Dudley Gatewood succeeded Spillman Colonel in the command of the Company That he does not recollect his subsequent Captains. That Colonel Mayburn suc- -ceded Colonel Harmer in the Command of the Regiment in which he was, under whom he served, until the death of Colonel Mayburn which happened only a short time previous to the capture of Lord
declared Evans

Cornwallis. That after the death of Colonel Mayburn he had no Colonel, if he had he has forgotten it. That at the time he entered the service he resided in the County of Caswell in the State of North Carolina about three miles dis- tant from Caswell Court house. That he entered the service, as well as he can recall =ed about the 20 th day of December 1779 and continued in the service until the news came that Cornwallis had surren- dered, at which time he was discharged and returned home. That he does not now recall what he did with his original discharge, which he received from Colonel William Moore, at the time of his quitting the service. That he believes that it was destroyed among other papers that he considered valuable, many years since. That in a short time after volunteering, the troops assembled in Caswell County and proceeded in a body to Salisbury in the State of North Carolina, when they received their arms &c. That according to his best remem- -bering and belief he was in the service one year and ten months. That he was in the following Battles to wit. The

Battle at the Widow Tams's Farm. This Battle three miles below Batsy's ford on the Catawba River, on the morning of the same day of the Battle at the Widow Tams's Farm, in which General Davison was killed. That he was in two other Battles whilst in pursuit of the Governor (Bark) of North Carolina, who was taken by the Forces at Hillsboro' in North Carolina and taken from thence to Wilmington to the British. That he was in several Skirmishes too trivial to mention That he marched through the following Country; (To wit) From Salisbury to the Catawba River, from thence to Boyd's Ferry on Dan River, the line between Virginia and North Carolina, from thence across Dan River into the state of Virginia, from thence in pursuit of Lord Cornwallis to Hillsborough in North Carolina, from thence upon the waters of the Waw and Adkin Rivers and from thence the Army marched to

Guilford Court house. That at the Bright Brook Ford of Neuse River he was dis- charged for a few days for the purpose of going to see his parents in the County of Caswell afterwards and that during his absence the Battle of Guilford Court house was fought and that at Hills borough he joined the Army again and went on in pursuit of the party, that had taken Gov. of Brant and pursued them near to Wilmington when the news came that Cornwallis was taken at which place he received his final discharge and returned home. That he served as a common soldier during his service except a short time that he acted as piper, but that he always considered himself a common soldier. That in a short time after the Battle Three Miles below Bateys Ford his troop fell in with Gener- als Greene and Morgan and was by them commanded until the battle at Guilford Court house, when Greene and Morgan went to South Carolina. That his service was interrupted except by the visit to his parents afterwards.

We hereby relinquish relinquish every claim what ever to a pension or an annuity except the 10 cents and he declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed Zephaniah Evans before me on the day and year aforesaid.
William D. Smith Judge of Probates of Hednes County Miss.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
I, Stacy R. Bean Clerk of the Court of Probates of the County of Hednes in the State of Mississippi Mississippi do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Zephaniah Evans for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day of this 24 th day of September A.D. 1833.
R. R. Bean Clerk

The State of Mississippi & State In Gibson Holmes County set & sworn in open Court as a witness in the matter of the application of Zachariah Evans for a pension state upon his oath. That he has been well acquainted with the applicant Zachariah Evans since he was twelve years of age. That he lived in two miles of said Evans for twenty years in Carroll County in the State of North Carolina. That he resided within two miles of him in Carroll County at the time that he entered the service. That he did not see him volunteer nor did he see him in actual military service. But he learned that from the immediate neighbors that he had volunteered, and he saw him no more until the taking of Cornwallis and he returned home and every body said that he had been in the service. That until he left the neighborhood, which was at the time the troops left the neighborhood to rendez- vous, he saw him frequently, and that after the troops left the neighborhood he saw him no more until the

Close of the war. That he does believe and feels as certain as he can feel of any matter he never saw that said Evans was in the service during the Revolutionary war a considerable length of time that he never heard a doubt - but that he was in the service. The person length of time he was absent he cannot now recollect. That he believes he can surely state, that said Evans was a soldier in the revolutionary war. That he believes said Evans Apphencant to be at least sixty five years of age.
Sworn to and subscribed before me an open court on the 24 th day of September
1833
Wm G Morris
Judge Probate of Holmes County
The Court then proceeded to pronounce the following interrogatories to the Apphencant Zachariah Evans to which

The following answers were given.
Question: When and in what year were you born. Ans. I was born in Mathews County in the State of Virginia on the 27 th day of March 1764.
Question: Have you any record of your age and if so when is it. Answer. I have none. But from memory I am convinced that I am correct.
Question: When were you living when called into service: When have you lived since the Revolution and when do you now live.
Ans. I lived in Caswell County in the State of North Carolina, about three miles from Caswell Court House, since which I have lived in the States of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Mississippi, and I now reside in Holmes County in the State of Mississippi. Question: When were you called into service when you drafted: Did you volunteer or when you a substitute. And if a substitute for whom? Answer. I volunteered, and served as a volunteer during my whole term of service.
Question: State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served: Such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer. Generals Morgan and Green were with the troops when I served. Colonel Washington commanded a body of Cavalry a part of the time where I served; as also did General Lee.

General Davidson. I believe commanded Artillery at the Battle three miles below Bates ford on the Watauga river in which I was, and in which he was killed. Cornwallis commanded the British . For the general circumstances of my service I refer to my Declaration
Question: Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given & what has become of it?
Answer. I received a discharge when the news came that Cornwallis was taken, from Colonel William Moore of Caswell County in the state of North Carolina . My officers told me to go home to Colonel Moore to receive my discharge & I did so and then received it which I have lost - I know not where. Colonel Moore was then had Colonel of Caswell County at that time. Question: Did you ever receive a Commission and if so by whom was it signed and what has become of it. Answer. I never received any. Question: State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify belief of your service as a soldier of the Revolution. Answer. I am known to Mr. Gibson & John King , William Bagley & others among us - united with me and will give

Mr a good character as a man of business and the their belief of my being a follower of the Revolution 1776 Mora to Dubesentico } began me on the 24th } of which Evans day of September 1833 }
Yours Truly Judson of Probate } Adams County Tenn }
And the Court hereby declares its opinion that a Clergyman cannot be produced in Court without far much injury to the Applicant Zachariah Evans, as none that is well acquainted with him (during the fifteen years his place of residence) lives in the immediate vicinity of the Applicant.
And the said Zachariah Evans in open Court (makes oath) that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but aver

to the best of his recollection he served over 7 years and then Moses the Governor to Deborah Eames
and subscribed in open Court before me on the 29 th day of September 1833
W. L. Smith Judge Probate Middlesex County And the said Court at its hearing and after their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Rev- olutionary soldier & served as in states the Court further certify that James M. Gilson whose affidavit appears in the foregoing proceedings is a credible person & a man of standing for veracity that his statement is entitled to credit.
W. L. Smith
Judge Probate Middlesex County
E. H. Beman

Clerk of Probate of Probates in and for the County of Neshoba in the State of Mississippi Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the orig- inal proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sarah Ann
Evans for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 24 th day of September 1883 Rufus Bean Clerk,
The State of Mississippi § I Rufus Bean Neshoba County ss § Clerk of the Court of Probates for the county aforesaid do certify that William L. Smith who has his signature appear in the foregoing proceedings in the matter of the application of Sarah Ann Evans for a pension is and was at the date of the proceedings aforesaid Judge of the Court of Probates in the county of Neshoba in the State of Mississippi and that said Court is a court of record and that the signature annexed are his genuine signatures herein used in my hand & seal of office this 24 th day of September 1883
Rufus Bean Clerk

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Zachariah Evans Mississippi
Return
One 1 year & 10 Months private
40 30 3.33 73.33
Claimant Lexington Adams County Miss.
W. J. Evans

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
11 th Nov. 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Zachariah Evans
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1779. 1. 10 priv Capt. Spilman Coleman Colonel Harnien 69 years Caswell N.C. Living Witness  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The papers were properly authenticated, I had to separate them in order to examine the claim H. S. Evans

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1852.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1852. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
 If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (1) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the years, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[1] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[2] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [1] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

July 23, 1936
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Zechariah Evans, S.30402
BA-J/MCS
Mrs. Nell Davidson Pickens, P.O. Box 5 Mississippi
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Zechariah Evans, a Revolutionary War soldier who was pensioned from Holmes County, Mississippi.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 30402, based upon the military service of Zechariah or Zachariah Evans.
He was born March 27, 1764, in Virginia. The exact place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
While living in Caswell County, North Carolina, about three miles from Caswell Court House, he enlisted about December 20, 1779, served as private and fifer in Captains Spillman Coleman's and Dudley Gatewood's companies in Colonels Farmer's and Mayburn's North Carolina regiments; he was in a battle at the widow Tarns' Lane, in a battle three miles below "Batey's" Ford on Catawba River where General Davidson was killed (probably meant for battle of Cowan's Ford) and was in two other battles while in pursuit of Governor Burke who had been captured by the Tories, and he was discharged soon after the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown having been in service one year and ten months.
After the Revolution he lived in North Carolina, Tennessee and Mississippi.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 24, 1833, at which time he was living in Holmes County, Mississippi. The name of his post office was Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi.

The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of the soldier.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Zachariah or Zechariah Evans, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of death of the soldier, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing the following data: Zachariah Evans, Certificate 26182, issued March 26, 1834, rate $73.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Mississippi Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

30402 Rev INVALID.
File No. 30402
Zachariah Evans Pri Rev Me
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 127
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Apr. 14, 1904 - His Mrs. Jas. B. Robinson Chattanooga Tenn
May 7-1904 To abo as to date of last pay name of father not men
1936 July 23. hist. to Mrs. Nell Davidson U.S.

30402
3-068. (Old No. 3-649.)
Bureau of Pensions.
Yuchanet Evans
Left for 1883-84 Wichita Co. Texas
St. Joseph's Parish La. Life Coleman Cal Parson Mayhew Feb - Life 18-20
Several Abolitionists
upon making 1700 in Wallen- berg Co Va
Oct 26 1872 - 32 was in W. Va. Miss Ag
No family history

1845 Picayune Miss. July 15. 1936
Bureau of Pensions Washington
Dear Sir: The records in your office give the name of the post office from which Jadariah Evans of Holmes Co. Miss. received his pension for services in Revolutionary War. He was a private in N. C. Continental army. His pension commenced March 4 1831, his age was given as 70. The D. & R. is trying to locate his grave and will appreciate any information you can give.
Yours truly
(Mrs) Nell Davidson

Chattanooga, Tenn.
April 7, 1904
The Pension Bureau,
Washington,
Gentlemen,
I am searching for information concerning an ancestor one Zachariah Evans, Tazwell Co., North Carolina. He was a pensioner of the Revolutionary War. Can I learn through you the date of his enlistment in the Revolutionary army, where he enlisted from, his age at time of enlistment, how long he remained in the army,

and his rank while in the army?
If I cannot get this information through you will you kindly tell me from whom I can get it. And oblige,
Yours truly,
(Mrs.) Jas. B. Robinson
Address —
Mrs. Jas. B. Robinson, Highland Park Sta., Chattanooga, Tenn. R.F.D. No. 13